The exercise is to visualise a sequence of events creating
suspense and tension in a narrative, using a small journey I usually take, i.e.
getting the mail, going to get groceries, etc. and adapt it into a sequence
with cinematic devices/cinematography. I will look into a clip I was given and
will use it as a reference point to help determine camera angles and viewpoints
in my short storyboard I will produce showcasing the techniques/methods to
create suspense/tension.
Jaws (2/10) Movie CLIP - Get Out of the Water (1975)
HD
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW23RsUTb2Y
Watching the clip to analyse what techniques used in the
sequence helps me to understand the use of camera angles and particular viewpoints
in this sequence. Lack of background audio and the constant backtracking
between clips with the ongoing use of on-set audio intensifies the suspense
that is building towards the moment of attack/shock/fear.
Other video clips I had looked into to explore viewpoints
and camera angles in the narrative:
Jurassic Park T-Rex Breakout – Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1koa2xAxCAw
Alien (4/5) Movie CLIP - Dallas Dies
(1979) HD – Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRXyWtv-huc
A quick storyboard sketch using camera zooms and
panning of a simple narrative.
A quick storyboard sketch using camera zooms
and panning of a simple narrative.
Scene 1: Mid shot. Character walks pass the door. No
music.
Scene 2: Mid to long shot(?) from the stairs. Fixed camera shot. Character walks across the scene from left to right. No music.
Scene 3: Angle shot slightly above the character from the right. Character notices something strange and turns to face the stairway. No music.
Scene 4: Close up shot. Character slowly slides across into the opening of the stairway, looking down the stairs. Ambient horror music plays quietly.
Scene 5: Camera zooms in slowly, gradually paces up, towards the letter. Ambient horror music increases in volume slowly.
Scene 6: Close up shot, then camera zooms out at a fair pace. Ambient horror music slowly intensifies.
Scene 7: Fixed close up shot of mysterious letter. Ambient horror music continues.
Scene 8: Fixed close up shot of character. Camera looking up from a low angle. Ambient horror music continues.
Scene 9: Low angle shot from the letter, looking up to the stairway where the character stands. Ambient horror music slowly intensifies at a low volume.
Exploring these cinematic elements to create a sense of atmosphere and tension was beneficial to understand how sequences and storyboards work. I had studied these cinematic elements and camera movement in my earlier education in film studies so the experiment wasn’t really ‘new’ to me as I know most of the general methods, but it was a good recap into this subject, as most of these are becoming more crucial for storyboards and sequential illustrations I may be producing later on for projects. The storyboard in the experiment was simple, as I wanted to present mainly on the camera work and its annotations to indicate movement and progression, rather than detail of the drawings.
Bibliography:
"Jaws (2/10) Movie CLIP - Get Out of the Water (1975) HD", (2011) [Online] [Accessed: 10th March 2016] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW23RsUTb2Y
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